Help for the java-deprived in February
With Cafe del Sol closed for February, the Floyd Country Store will extend its operating hours, opening two hours early at 8 a.m. on weekdays to serve coffee and breakfast pastries to the caffeine addicted. Store manager David Wood said Saturday the store would try to help fill the void left for caffeine addicts during [...]
And so it continues…
The thermometer reads 14 degrees — two digits down from an hour ago. The predicted high today is 29 but yesterday’s high was predicted to be in the 20s and it never got above 16. The National Weather Service sums it up in four words: “Clear and bitterly cold.” Roads remain slick and snow packed. [...]
Coping on another snowy Saturday
[slide] In what has become a familiar pattern in this extreme winter, Floyd Countians dealt with another wintry Saturday that disrupted the normal weekend routine. In Floyd, a sign in the door of Blue Ridge Restaurant said “closed due to weather.” Other businesses shuttered as well. The Floyd Country Store was open, serving lunches and [...]
Deja vu all over again
Been there, done that, shoveled out. The snow began earlier than forecasts predicted, fell heavier than expected and now will accumulate more than anticipated. Early estimates said 4-6 inches, then 6-8 and now sit at 10-14. A winter storm watch issued by the National Weather Service remains in effect until 6 p.m. Saturday. National Guard [...]
Weather cancels Jamboree…again
For the second time in this 2009-2010 winter of extremes, snow has canceled Floyd’s famous Friday Night Jamboree. Floyd Country Store officials pulled the plug early Friday as a weather front that threatens to dump 6-8 inches or more on Southwestern Virginia approached from the Southwest. The Dec. 18 storm that left up to two [...]
Great service, fantastic Italian food
Amy and I arrived at Mickey G’s Italian Bistro and Pizzera shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday. The hostess seated us right away at one of two open tables and a waitress arrived to take our drink orders within a minute. After browsing the expansive Italian menu, we ordered the calamari appetizer. It arrived quickly and [...]
Bad news for Floyd coffee lovers
Floyd’s popular coffee shop, Cafe del Sol, closes for the entire month of February, starting Monday. A sign on the door of the establishment in the Winter Sun building on South Locust Street announces the closing, leaving caffeine-addicted Floyd Countians one less place to feed their habit or warm up on cold February mornings. The [...]
Self-unemployed
At least once a week, I run into someone who asks: “So, what do you do for a living?” My answer: “I’m self-unemployed.” Usually, they laugh. In some ways, it’s funny. In others, it’s not. Since I’ve been self-employed for the last several years, it makes sense that if I no longer have a business, [...]
Readin’, writin’, and rasslin’
[slide] Scenes from the Tuesday’s final home match for the Floyd County High School wrestling team this year. Story and more more photos in next week’s Floyd Press.
Homecoming winners
Floyd County High School’s varsity girls’ basketball team took a two-game lead in Three Rivers District play Monday night with a 62-41 win over Glenvar. The Lady Buffs opened up a 15-4 lead in the opening minutes and never looked back. The boys won their homecoming game as well. Before the start of the girls’ [...]